King County Council Aide to Succeed Joe McDermott

The Seattle Weekly reports that Sharon Nelson, chief of staff to King County Councilmember Dow Constantine will get the nod from local Democrats to succeed Joe McDermott as a House member in the 34th legislative district (West Seattle, Vashon Island). McDermott was recently appointed to the State Senate to complete the term of Erik Poulsen who resigned last month to become Executive Director of the Washington Public Utility Districts Association. Nelson is expected to focus a lot of attention on transportation issues.